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Religion, Ritual and Ritualistic Objects

By Albertina Nugteren

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Religion, Ritual and Ritualistic Objects

By Albertina Nugteren

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This is a volume about the life and power of ritual objects in their religious ritual settings. In this Special Issue, we see a wide range of contributions on material culture and ritual practices across religions. By focusing on the dynamic interrelations between objects, ritual, and belief, it explores how religion happens through symbolic materiality. The ritual objects presented in this volume include: masks worn in the Dogon dance; antique ecclesiastical silver objects carried around in festive processions and shown in shrines in the southern Andes; funerary photographs and films functioning as mnemonic objects for grieving children; a dented rock surface perceived to be the god's footprint in the archaic place of pilgrimage, Gaya (India); a recovered manual of rituals (from Xiapu county) for Mani, the founder of Manichaeism, juxtaposed to a Manichaean painting from southern China; sacred stories and related sacred stones in the Alor-Pantar archipelago, Indonesia; lotus symbolism, indicating immortalizing plants in the mythic traditions of Egypt, the Levant, and Mesopotamia; lavishly illustrated variations of portrayals of Ravana, a Sinhalese god-king-demon; figurines made of cow dung sculptured by rural women in Rajasthan (India); and mythical artifacts called 'Apples of Eden' in a well-known interactive game series.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
240
Release Date:
2019-04-23
Publication Date:
2019-04-23
Publisher:
MDPI AG
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
3038977527
ISBN13:
9783038977520
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
621 g
Height:
170 cm
Width:
244 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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